Summary

  • Southampton XI: Stekelenburg, Cedric Soares, Fonte, van Dijk, Bertrand, Wanyama, Ward-Prowse, Mane, Steven Davis, Tadic, Pelle

  • Aston Villa: Guzan, Hutton, Okore, Lescott, Bacuna, Veretout, Sanchez, Gana, Ayew, Gestede, Sinclair

Live Reporting

Mandeep Sanghera

  1. FULL-TIME

    Southampton 1-1 Aston Villa

    A rare point for Villa, who put in a battling performance, but Southampton will be kicking themselves that they didn't win after wasting a host of chances early on.

    That's it from this game but you can get all the reaction from this game and the rest of Saturday's fixtures here.

  2. Southampton 1-1 Aston Villa

    Shane Long give the visitors a scare as he sends a shot into the Villa side-netting .

  3. SUBSTITUTION

    Southampton 1-1 Aston Villa

    Carlos Sanchez can't continue and the midfielder is replaced by striker Gabriel Agbonlahor.

  4. Southampton 1-1 Aston Villa

    Villa's Carlos Sanchez is having treatment after going down holding his face after a Southampton free-kick. Sanchez ran into Romeu and is taken off looking groggy.

  5. Southampton 1-1 Aston Villa

    Five minutes of added time to go.

  6. Southampton 1-1 Aston Villa

    Great defending. Joleon Lescott gets in front of Jose Fonte to intercept a Southampton free-kick. 

  7. Southampton 1-1 Aston Villa

    Andy Blair
    Ex-Aston Villa player on BBC WM 95.6

    “Well that could be considered an inspired substitution from Ronald Koeman bringing on Romeu, a very similar goal to Villa’s and just as it looked like Villa were gaining a foothold and looking like increasing the lead they concede.”

  8. Southampton 1-1 Aston Villa

    Villa substitute Ashley Westwood has a clear sight of goal as he runs on to a Carlos Sanchez cross to the far post but the midfielder slices his shot high.

  9. goal

    GOAL - Southampton 1-1 Aston Villa

    Oriol Romeu

    Substitute Oriol Romeu picks a great time to score his first goal for the club. He meets a corner at the far post as he stabs a shot in for the home side.

    Oriol RomeuRex Features

  11. Southampton 0-1 Aston Villa

    Juanmi does well as he charges at the Villa defence before letting fly with a 20 yard shot which is blocked away by Villa keeper Brad Guzan.

  12. SUBSTITUTION

    Southampton 0-1 Aston Villa

    Southampton manager Ronald Koeman brings on forward Juanmi for Dusan Tadic and midfielder Oriol Romeu for Victor Wanyama.

  13. Southampton 0-1 Aston Villa

    Great defending. Villa have got something to hold on to and Alan Hutton shows the kind of character the visitors will need. A cross finds Steven Davis at the far post and Hutton bravely blocks the midfielder's shot to deflect it over.

    From the corner, Virgil van Dijk heads just wide.

  14. Southampton 0-1 Aston Villa

    Rudy Gestede chests a cross into the path of Jordan Ayew and his shot is blocked by home defender Jose Fonte.

  15. Southampton 0-1 Aston Villa

    Terrible pass. Villa left-back Leandro Bacuna tries to play the ball to right-back Alan Hutton but his radar is well and truly off as the ball goes out of play.

  16. Southampton 0-1 Aston Villa

    Villa counter from a Saints attack and Jordan Ayew cuts inside from the right and has a shot deflected wide.

  17. Southampton 0-1 Aston Villa

    Leandro Bacuna takes his time at a throw-in as the visitors go early with their time wasting antics.

  18. Southampton 0-1 Aston Villa

    Andy Blair
    Ex-Aston Villa player on BBC WM 95.6

    “When you are in the predicament Villa find themselves in you have to cling on to anything that comes your way and Villa have got to make the most of this situation because Southampton will up the tempo and come at Villa.”

  20. Southampton 0-1 Aston Villa

    Southampton are immediately on the attack and Sadio Mane has a shot deflected wide by Joleon Lescott.